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AP - Aliens, demons and disco mushrooms may not appear to have much in common on the surface, but they are all used to fantastical effect in 'Arias With a Twist,' now playing at the Dorothy B. Williams Theatre in the newly renovated HERE Arts Center in Soho.

San Francisco (California), USA - Since its inception, Island Festival in Kalamazoo has grown in numbers and stature. The work begins during the frigid Michigan Winter to bring the finest entertainment possible. Island Festival now draws over 10,000 Reggae fans yearly from all over the world. Like any good festival it combine family entertainment, great food, music, and most importantly great vibes! Stevie Culture will be headlining Island Festival on Friday June 20, 2008. The Meditations will be gracing the stage in the main spot on Saturday June 21, 2008. As the lead singer for The S.A.N.E. Band (Jamaica's top band during the 1990s) Stevie Culture had performed as the opening act for many Reggae artists such as: Shaggy, Anthony B, Sizzla, Third World, UB40, Steel...

Widely recognized as one of the finest drummers in modern jazz — or in all of popular music, for that matter — Blade leads his celebrated Fellowship Band, fresh off their first new recording in eight years. Hear the band on the famed underground stage.

Jimmy Buffett shares his view of the world through music, books and casual conversations with strangers. USA TODAY bounced some ...

AUSTRALIA'S most successful record executive on the global stage has blamed the lack of local industry leadership for its decline and has reluctantly called on federal government assistance to spark a recovery.

US music star Kid Rock refuses to put his albums on iTunes because he says artists do not get paid enough.

Theatre Development Fund (TDF) and MetroTech Business Improvement District today announced that a new TKTS Discount Ticket Booth located in the MetroTech Center in Downtown Brooklyn will open on Thursday, July 10 at 11am, preceded by a ribbon cutting ceremony. TDF will offer Broadway, Off Broadway, music, dance and Brooklyn performing arts events at discounted prices to Brooklyn residents and visitors. TKTS Downtown Brooklyn will be located on the ground floor of 1 MetroTech Center at the corner of Jay Street and Myrtle Avenue.

Yusa Haiku (Tumi music TUMI 143, 2008)I had to do a bit of memory jogging and digging through my collection when I received this CD. The name Yusa was familiar... didn’t I have another one of hers? Ah, yes. There it was. A self-titled release from 2002, also on the Tumi label. A label that features a lot of very traditional-leaning Cuban music. And, as I was reminded when I listened to that previous disc and this new one, singer/songwriter Yusa is Cuban sure enough, but tradition isn’t her thing. Not...

Music News: 'Tha Carter III' outsells 'Graduation' -- Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter III' (Cash Money/Universal Motown) became the first album in more than three years to top 1 million in sales in a week, according to Nielsen SoundScan data.

POTOSI, Mo. (AP) -- Jen Leffler first escaped into the world of Harry Potter as an adolescent in suburban Chicago. A decade later, the love affair continues. Only now, it means taking road trips to concerts across the country....